Following the Bacchanalian madness that was Tales of the Cocktail 2007, you’d think we’d all have had it for a while with organized cocktail events. But that old steam train known as Mixology Monday keeps chuggin’ along, and we have FIVE — count ’em, FIVE — hosts lined up to participate. Old participant or newbie,… Continue Reading
TOC Sunday, 7/22/07: Sunday already?
Of course, after an evening of absinthe, there’s no better way to get the day started than a late breakfast of absinthe. So enthusiastic were the reviews of last year’s absinthe session with Ted Breaux that the organizers asked him back this year for a repeat performance. Since I covered that session the first time… Continue Reading
TOC Saturday, 7/21/07: The Big Event
While I would have made it to Tales no matter what, Saturday morning was the main reason I attended: the “Cocktails and the Blogosphere” session, moderated by me. I felt that my “Lost Ingredients” presentation didn’t go so well, mainly because my lost samples meant I was flustered and had to improvise as I went,… Continue Reading
TOC Friday, 7/20/07: This was supposed to be my quiet day
I’d meant to take it easy in New Orleans, I really did … but hanging out with Chris DeBarr and Darcy after the Spirited Dinner turned into lengthy episode, and when I woke up Friday, I was very much feeling it. Fortunately, I had an easy day planned. After ingesting around 8,000 calories at a… Continue Reading
TOC Thursday, 7/19/07 pt. 3: Spirited Dinner at the Delachaise
Here was where the weird, hectic day finally turned normal. I cabbed over to the Delachaise along with Darcy, Rick and Gretchen, and after introducing myself to chef Chris DeBarr, I knew everything was going to be alright. Chris introduced Darcy and me to Neal, his head bartender, who had spent an incredible amount of… Continue Reading
